Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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